Railway tie



Feb. 3. 1925. 7 1,524,750

J. H. B. REA

RAILWAY TIE Original Filed Aug. 2'7, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. & 1925.

J. H. B. REA

RAILWAY TIE Original Filed Aug. 27, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb.3, 1925.

UNITED STTES 1,524,250 PATENT OFFICE.-

tronn H. B. REA, or LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA- RAILWAY TIE.

Application filed August 27, 1923, Serial No. 659,629, Renewed July 3,1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. B. REA, a citizen of United States, residingat La Fayette, inthe county of alker and State 5 of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and 10 the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to improvements in railway ties of the typeemploying a metal shell filled with cement, one object being to providea rather simple and inexpensive, yet an exceptionally rigid and durabletie provided with a unique form of internal reinforcement and brace.

Another object is to construct a novel form of rail chair which alsoties together, two longitudinal channel metal beams, of which one formof the shell is formed.

My invention also relates to ties adapted for use on bridges andt-restles, a further object being to provide a novel means on the lowerside of'the tie to engage the inner sides of the tie supportingstringers, thus holding the tie against shifting thereon, provisionbeing made whereby the same bolts may be used for holding thestringerengaging means and a pair of guard rails in place.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and explained, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan View of one form of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view as indicated by line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

Figure 4i is a vertical transverse section on line i-d of Fig. 3.

Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 are duplicates of Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4:, with theexception that they illustrate a different form of construction.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, 8 and 4, the numerals 1designate a pair of spaced, parallel channel beams, having their flangesextending in wardlytoward each other. At the upper side of the tie,these flanges are tied together by a pair of end plates 2 and a cen tralplate 3, the latter being riveted at both ends to the beams 1, asindicated at 4.-

Obliquely opposite corners of the plates 2 are secured to beams 1 byrivets 5, while bolts 6 preferably pass through the other corners ofsaid plates 2 and are provided with large washers 7 which are adaptedtooverlie the bases of the line rails 8.

At the lower side of the tie 1, a pair of transverse end plates 9 and acentral transverse plate 10 are riveted to the beams 1,

the latter and plates 2, 3, 9 and 10, forming a hollow metal shelladapted to befilled with concrete or cement as indicated at 11. Asdisclosed at 11" thecement at the ends of the tie, may extend upwardlybetween the beams 1 and abut the outer edges of the plates 2. Both theouter and inner portions of these plates, are preferably bent over uponthemselves as indicated in 12, to provide a pair of shoulders betweenhichthe base of the rail 8 is snugly received, to hold said rail againstlateral shifting.

To generally brace and reinforce the tie, provide a longitudinal bar 13whose center is rigidly secured by a bolt or the like 141 to thetransverse plate 3, the end portions of said bar being extendedobliquely to the end plates 9 and having their extremities bent toprovide hooks 15 which hook over the outer edges of the last-namedplates. In addition to this securing means, rivets 15" may well securethe bar ends of end plates 9.

To permit insertion of new bolts, in case the bolts 6 should be broken,I prefer to form openings 16 in the beams 1, the cement filler 11, beingprovided with recesses 17 which communicate with said openings andreceive the bolt heads.

In Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, a one-piece hollow shell 1 is provided, filledwith cement of the like 11 To secure the rails 8 upon this form of tie,I have shown four bolts 6 and washers 7*, for each rail, said boltsbeing passed through the top of the shell 1 and through metal plates.12' secured by rivets on the like 5*, to said top, thus holding therail against lateral shifting. Each vertical side of the shell 1 isformed with openings 16 and the cement filler 11 is formed with recesses17*, permitting old bolts 6 to be removed and others to be in sortedWithin the shell and embedded in the cement filler 11, is a longitud nabar 13 Whose center is securedby bolts or the like 1.4 to the top ofsaid shell; the' ends" of said bar being formed with hooks 15*, whichhook over the ends of the shell bottom.

In connection with both forms or my invention, either of which maybeused on bridges or trestles, I have shown a longitudinal bar 18secured against the lower side of the shell by Vertical bolts 19, theends of said bar being bent downwardly as indicated at Q O to abut theinner sides of the usual tie-supporting stringers 21, thus holdingf thetie against endwise movement. The upper ends of the bo'lts 19 projectabove the tie and serve as means for securing suitable guard rails 22 inplace. 7 As excellent results may be obtained from the generalconstruction disclosed, such construction may be followed if desire'dbut within the scope of the invention as claimed; ritimerous niinorchanges may be made.

I claim:. Y

1. A railway tie co' 'mprising concrete body ine iib'er, a metalshelldisposed around said body member, and a metal reinforcing bar disposedin said body member and extefiding longitudinally theretlirough, saidbar being secured at its center to one side of said shell and having itsends secured to the end portions of the opposite side of said shell: v

2. A railway tie comprising a concrete body member, a metallic she'll"disposed around said body member,- and a metal reinforcing b'arembedded in said body Inefnher and extending longitudinallytheret-hrough; the intermediate portion of said bar being secured to oneside of said shell and the ends of said bar being bent to form hookswhich are hooked around the end portions of the opposite side of saidshell.

3. A railway tie comprising a pair of parallel channel beams havingtheir channels disposed inwardly toward each other, transverse platessecured to the centers and ends a of said beams, and a longitudinal.metalreinfo'rcing bar between said beams, said bar being secured at itscenter to one of said transverse plates at one side of the tie andhaving itsemls secured to other of said plates at the opposite sideot'the tie;

4. A railway tie comprising a pair of spaced parallel beams, transverserail supporting plates secured to the upper sides of said beams andhaving their side edges bent upon themselves to engage the edges of therail bases, and me'ans'for securing the rails to saidplates; 7

5. Tl1'e combination with a railway tie adapted for use on bridges andtrestles having tie-supporting sills of a longitudinal bar against thelower side'of said tie having downturned ends to abut the sills; andbolts passing through said bar and tie to secure them together; saidbolt's extending above the tie' to secure guard rails in place Intestimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature;

JOHN it; B; REA.

